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Capitol Heights, MD Crime and Crime Rate

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The Capitol Heights crime rate is lower than the Maryland average crime rate and is lower than the national average crime rate.

Crime Index, #25

Capitol Heights, MD	1,039.23
Maryland	1,883.78
U.S.	1,669.05

The crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the crime level in a region. Higher crime index value means more crime.

Capitol Heights, MD Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Murders	Rapes	Robberies	Assaults	Burglaries	Thefts	Vehicle Thefts	Arson	Crime Index
2014	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	NA	8	7	14	39	12	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	177.5	155.3	310.6	865.1	266.2	0.0	926
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.1	19.1	159.7	253.2	468.7	1,819.6	219.2	NA	1,479
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	26.4	102.2	232.5	542.5	1,837.3	216.2	NA	1,423
2013	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	NA	3	12	26	20	17	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	NA	67.3	269.4	583.6	448.9	381.6	0.0	965
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.4	19.9	169.5	272.0	538.9	1,898.3	226.3	NA	1,579
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.5	25.2	109.1	229.1	610.0	1,899.4	221.3	NA	1,477
2012	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	1	9	14	35	9	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	22.6	203.7	316.8	792.0	203.7	0.0	696
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.3	21.0	172.3	277.2	573.2	1,924.9	255.3	NA	1,630
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.9	112.9	242.3	670.2	1,959.3	229.7	NA	1,557
2011	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	1	2	4	10	30	32	20	3
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	22.8	45.7	91.4	228.4	685.2	730.9	456.8	68.5	1,694
	Maryland	Per 100,000	6.8	20.5	177.5	289.3	614.0	1,970.5	275.7	NA	1,698
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.7	26.8	113.7	241.1	702.2	1,976.9	229.6	NA	1,576
2010	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	8	3	16	35	22	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	191.0	71.6	382.0	835.7	525.3	0.0	1,021
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.4	21.3	191.5	327.5	632.9	2,051.7	312.6	NA	1,818
	U.S.	Per 100,000	4.8	27.5	119.1	252.3	699.6	2,003.5	238.8	NA	1,610
2009	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	6	9	8	14	16	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	146.6	219.8	195.4	342.0	390.8	0.0	818
	Maryland	Per 100,000	7.7	20.3	210.7	351.3	649.7	2,206.7	344.2	NA	1,933
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.0	28.7	133.0	262.8	716.3	2,060.9	258.8	NA	1,683
2008	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	1	1	2	4	7	17	18	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	24.1	24.1	48.1	96.2	168.4	409.0	433.1	0.0	1,053
	Maryland	Per 100,000	8.8	20.0	234.4	365.1	689.6	2,378.3	449.7	NA	2,112
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.4	29.3	145.3	274.6	730.8	2,167.0	314.7	NA	1,784
2007	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	2	3	2	14	17	16	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	47.0	70.4	47.0	328.7	399.2	375.7	0.0	839
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.8	21.0	236.0	375.1	660.2	2,265.9	505.4	NA	2,131
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	30.0	147.6	283.8	722.5	2,177.8	363.3	NA	1,827
2006	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	17	2	4	25	18	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	393.1	46.2	92.5	578.0	416.2	0.0	1,035
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.7	21.0	256.0	392.0	667.0	2,270.4	543.5	NA	2,199
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.7	30.9	149.4	287.5	729.4	2,206.8	398.4	NA	1,867
2005	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	13	3	14	39	38	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	300.3	69.3	323.4	900.9	877.8	0.0	1,346
	Maryland	Per 100,000	9.9	22.6	256.7	413.8	641.4	2,294.3	608.4	NA	2,258
	U.S.	Per 100,000	5.6	31.7	140.7	291.1	726.7	2,286.3	416.7	NA	1,888

Hate Crime Index

Capitol Heights, MD		-0.11
Maryland		14.78
U.S.		23.78

The hate crime index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the hate crime level in a region. Higher hate crime index value means more hate crime.

Capitol Heights, MD Hate Crime by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Race	Religion	Sexual Orientation	Ethnicity	Disability	Hate Crime Index
2014	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	2
	U.S.	Per 100,000	1.8	0.9	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	18
2013	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.9	0.4	0.3	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.0	20
2012	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.6	0.4	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	5
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	23
2011	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	0.8	0.4	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	8
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.2	1.0	0.4	0.5	0.3	0.0	21
2010	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.4	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.1	0.0	13
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.3	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2009	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.1	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.0	23
2008	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	1.8	1.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.0	17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.6	0.5	0.3	0.0	28
2007	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	2.7	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.2	0.0	26
	U.S.	Per 100,000	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.0	29
2006	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0
	Maryland	Per 100,000	3.8	2.4	0.9	0.2	0.2	0.0	37
	U.S.	Per 100,000	3.0	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.0	30

Law Enforcement Employees Index

Capitol Heights, MD	1.74
Maryland	3.18
U.S.	2.83

The law enforcement employees index value is calculated based on the data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the law enforcement employees level in a region. Higher law enforcement employees index value means higher law enforcement employees density.

Capitol Heights, MD Law Enforcement Employees by Year

Year	Location	Description	Total	Officers	Civilians	Law Enforcement Employees Index
2014	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	10	8	2
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	221.8	177.5	44.4	2.00
	Maryland	Per 100,000	347.2	266.0	81.2	3.07
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.2	234.1	101.1	2.85
2013	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	10	9	1
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	224.5	202.0	22.4	2.13
	Maryland	Per 100,000	383.4	292.1	91.3	3.38
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.9	233.3	102.5	2.85
2012	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	8	7	1
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	181.0	158.4	22.6	1.70
	Maryland	Per 100,000	314.4	245.4	69.0	2.80
	U.S.	Per 100,000	335.5	235.2	100.3	2.85
2011	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	10	9	1
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	228.4	205.6	22.8	2.17
	Maryland	Per 100,000	361.7	273.2	88.4	3.17
	U.S.	Per 100,000	341.9	238.3	103.6	2.90
2010	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	4	4	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	95.5	95.5	0.0	0.96
	Maryland	Per 100,000	365.9	277.0	88.9	3.21
	U.S.	Per 100,000	347.8	241.9	105.9	2.95
2009	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	4	4	0
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	97.7	97.7	0.0	0.98
	Maryland	Per 100,000	373.4	283.8	89.6	3.29
	U.S.	Per 100,000	352.9	244.2	108.7	2.99
2008	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	13	9	4
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	312.8	216.6	96.2	2.65
	Maryland	Per 100,000	381.2	286.3	94.9	3.34
	U.S.	Per 100,000	357.8	247.5	110.3	3.03
2007	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	12	8	4
	Capitol Heights, MD	Per 100,000	281.8	187.8	93.9	2.35
	Maryland	Per 100,000	378.7	284.3	94.4	3.31
	U.S.	Per 100,000	356.1	244.8	111.3	3.00
2006	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	11	9	2
2005	Capitol Heights, MD	Count	7	5	2